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Garrett College

McHenry, Maryland·Public, 2-year·Mid East·garrettcollege.edu/index.php
6-yr Graduation
34%
Total enrollment
679
peer median 2,221
Avg net price
$6,396
-$1.2k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
34%
Full-time retention
50%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
25%
Non-Pell
33%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 20 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 18 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
20
Passing
1
5.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
5.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
5.0%
+4.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

20programs
  • Passing1 · 5.0%
  • No Data18 · 90.0%
  • Failing1 · 5.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
18

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-1.1%
$36,087 vs $36,491
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+1.8%
$37,139 vs $36,491

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-1.1%
$404
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+1.8%
+$648

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
33%
$12,000 debt · $36,087 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1975Next review Jan 2028

Action history · 1

  1. Jun 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,469
$30–48k$5,415
$48–75k$8,262
$75–110k$10,567
$110k+$10,737

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,396
-$1,226vs Community College median $7,623
Federal loans
31.1%
In-state tuition
$4,060
Out-of-state
$11,368

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 254 students received $1.3M in Pell grants, alongside $775K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
254
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,341,915 total
Direct Loans
$775K
215 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$285K
96 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$317K
101 loan awards
Parent PLUS$173K
18 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 200 borrowers who entered repayment, 21 (10.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
10.5%
+8.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
200
Defaulted
21
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.2%
2017
18.2%
2018
17.8%
2019
10.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Garrett College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs17
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

113 total completions
01Liberal Arts
5145.1%
02Business
2017.7%
03Parks/Recreation
1311.5%
04Computer Sciences
119.7%
05Education
65.3%
06Natural Resources
54.4%
07Health Professions
43.5%
08Engineering
21.8%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
10.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
679
12-mo unduplicated
906
Undergraduate
906
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
48%434
Women
52%472

Race / ethnicity composition

White
75.7%
Black
12.0%
Hispanic
4.3%
Two or more
3.5%
Non-resident
2.1%
Unknown
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Asian
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
96
63 M · 33 W
Women athletes
34.4%
Athletic aid
$143K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$88K
$56K
Recruiting expense
$10K
$9K
Head-coach salaries
$39K
$39K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Baseball
32 M ·
$210K
Basketball
15 M · 9 W
$258K
Wrestling
17 M ·
$141K
Soccer
· 16 W
$136K
Volleyball
· 10 W
$97K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.73
1 offenses · 579 students

3-year trend

1.602 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.73Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs03
Liquor02

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
20

Garrett College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Garrett College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectGarrett College
34%679$6,396Community College
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
1,048$5,643Community College
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
1,865$7,803Community College
SUNY Adirondack
2,576$10,363Community College
Orange County Community College
5,704$7,442Community College
Atlantic Cape Community College
4,052$8,502Community College
Peer group median34%2,221$7,623

Frequently asked questions about Garrett College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Garrett College.

What is the graduation rate at Garrett College?

Garrett College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Garrett College?

Garrett College reports a total enrollment of 679 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Garrett College?

The average net price at Garrett College is $6,396 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Garrett College located?

Garrett College is located in McHenry, Maryland 21541.

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